31980R2700

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2700/80

OF 20 OCTOBER 1980

TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON CERTAIN CATALYSTS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 38.19 G OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN CATALYSTS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 38.19 G IS NOT ADEQUATE AT PRESENT ; WHEREAS , TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE USER INDUSTRY IN THE COMMUNITY , THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SUSPENDED ;

WHEREAS , TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFICULTY INVOLVED IN ACCURATELY ASSESSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE , THIS SUSPENSION MEASURE SHOULD BE TAKEN ONLY TEMPORARILY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FROM 1 NOVEMBER 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 , THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES FOR THE PRODUCT INDICATED BELOW SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED :

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EX 38.19 G // CATALYSTS CONSISTING OF A MIXTURE OF OXIDES ON A SILICON DIOXIDE SUPPORT AND CONTAINING BY WEIGHT : //

// ( A ) NOT LESS THAN 25 % AND NOT MORE THAN 40 % OF ANTIMONY //

// ( B ) NOT LESS THAN 5 % AND NOT MORE THAN 10 % OF IRON //

// ( C ) NOT LESS THAN 0.2 % AND NOT MORE THAN 1.5 % OF MOLYBDENUM //

// ( D ) NOT LESS THAN 0.8 % AND NOT MORE THAN 4.0 % OF TELLURIUM //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 20 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SANTER